Improvement in oarteidge-boxes



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Cartridge-Box.

Patented May 28, 1867:

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CHARLES HQWLETT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF'AND WILLIAM FRE'EBORN.

Letters Patent No. 65,225, dated M'ag 2S, 1867.

IMPBCVEMENT IN GARTRIDGE-BOXES.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Be it known that I, CHARLES HOWLETT, of the city, county, and State of New Yorlc, have invented a new and improved Cartridge-Holder; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. in which- Figure 1 is a side view ofthe holder.

Figure 2 is a cross-section.

Figure?) is a perspective view. A

Figure 4 represents a series of holders set vertically in acartridge-box; and

Figure 5 an end view. I

The nature of my invention consists in forming a cartridge-box, A, containing a series of holders, B, of strips of metal or other suitable material, with edges, 0, raised, turned up, o'i grooved out, to clasp the base D of the cartridge E. The cartridges are slipped in at the end of the holders, and slid along. any desired distance.

In applying these cartridge-holders to the ordinary cartridge-box it is proposed to rivet these holders to the back of the box, either horizontally, and have the cartridge-box arranged to open at the end and so slide the cartridges out, or else place the holders in a vertical position, as seen at fig. 4, and take the cartridges out at the top. .The cartridges will readily slide along the grooves, the latter offering practically no resistance. By the use of these slides or holders the-cartridges will be held so that the lubricating matter on the bullet will be preserved perfectly on each, as no abrasion will take place in consequence of their rubbing together, as they do when the cartridges are piled in loose in the bore in the ordinary manner. A more certain number, too, can be put in the cartridge-box by the use of these slides or holders.

The original shape of the cartridge will be preserved, as they cannot come in contact with each other to get bruised. The liability of displacing the fulminate, which often results when carried loosely, is entirely prevented in this case.

These holders can be formed of a plate of brass or other metal, with any number'of these strips forming part of the plate itself, or riveted or otherwise fastened on. It will be seen that wood strips can be made to answer the required purpose.

I do not confine myself to any particular kind of metal from which to make these holders, nor to any particular form of edge, as the edge of the holder may have to be varied to suit the difi'erent kind of cartridges; but what I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A cartridge-holder formed of a series of strips or plates of suitable material, with raised edges or grooves to clasp the base of a cartridge, when arranged in combination with a cartridge-box substantially-as and for v the purpose specified.

CHARLES HOWLETT.

Witnesses:

G110. H. Home, J. R. Bowers. 

